Hey so i am looking for a cheap pre-built system that will do normal everyday tasks like office/pp/web/youtube etc. Now I was looking at buying a Zotac MAG as it seems powerfull enough to do the normal school work, and its pretty cheap. After a bit of searching i ended up finding these builds. Now my budget is under 400$ so which one would you guys pick?

Well because i didnt see much point in doing that as these builds are already so cheap. I think their prices on these pre-built systems are quite cheap, i just need help picking the best one. I could try asking them to build one for me and see if i can get it in the 250$ range.

These prebuilt ones are made by the hundreds, so that also knocks the price down compaired to a shop building you one. A shop also charges you for labour (usually), as they need to make a profit. Just clean all the bloatware off a pre-built (I would just reboot Windows completley) and one is good to go.

I personally think that when looking for a computer under $500.00, it is almost better to just buy a pre-built one.

That's usually the price difference between a big-box build and something you can throw together yourself. You can usually put the pieces together for around the same price, but always end up short enough money to buy a legit OS.

That's usually the price difference between a big-box build and something you can throw together yourself. You can usually put the pieces together for around the same price, but always end up short enough money to buy a legit OS.

I already have an OS, windows 7 HP and i have a XP lying around somewhere so thats no isse. Now will the x3 make a big difference over the 7500? Or will i be fine either way and it wont matter to much which system i choose. its not a gaming rig, just for work.

Any suggestions or something cheaper? Or i will proablly go out and buy the e7500 build today, not fully convinced on the x3 yet ( I know its a really good processor but for my needs idk if i want to pay the extra)